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Article here. It's pretty old, but relevant to the rest of my post.
Quoted are the parts that refer to Pokemon:
So yeah, that's what's relevant to this forum, but read the whole thing because it's kind of scary the control that the Kremlin exhibits over Russia. In fact, it's pretty reminiscent of something... hmm... Soviet Union, perhaps?
Also, the DS sort of failed in Russia too. It seems Nintendo is failing to get a grip on Russia.
Quite notable, since I was looking for the names of Russian episodes of Pokemon, is the propaganda on Russian Wikipedia's Pokemon page. "Но не коммерческий успех, а более сомнительное достижение сделало «Покемона» самым известным и самым обсуждаемым аниме XX века." = "but it is not commercial success, but rather a more dubious achievment that made Pokemon the most recognizable and well-known anime of the 21st century."
There's then a huge fucking wall of text about the banned Porygon episode and how epileptic shocks made Pokemon famous. No, it wasn't the game, or the anime, or the trading cards, or Nintendo's very successful advertising campaign, it was an event caused by an episode that aired once in Japan and which the Pokemon administration took steps to make sure was never repeated. Oh, Russian propaganda, you never fail to disappoint. There's even diagrams explaining how epilepsies are caused.
tl;dr, Pokemon's not gaining a foothold in Russia anytime soon because it CORRUPTS CHILDREN and causes EPILEPTIC SHOCK.
Article here. It's pretty old, but relevant to the rest of my post.
Quoted are the parts that refer to Pokemon:
The Russian Ministry of Education has included Barbie along with a list of other toys and games, such as Pokémon, that face a ban because of the supposedly harmful effects they have on the minds of young children. [...]
A council of experts was created in December, whose first results decreed that Pokémon cards, which have gained the same cult status in Russian playgrounds as in those of Britain, must be altered, removing orders on the cards bidding children, or Pokémon characters, to poison or kill other Pokémon characters. The decree also demanded the cards be translated into Russian, the latter move seen as an attempt to protect the mother tongue from Western infection.
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The Kremlin has recently tried to extend its control over other fields of Russian entertainment, the Ministry of Culture announcing that vital state funding would be given in preference to films of a patriotic nature. The state film industry has suggested limiting the number of Hollywood films aired in Russia. Putin is also considered close to creating a post for a high-profile Minister of Youth, to steer Russia's youth towards his set of 'wholesome' ideals.
So yeah, that's what's relevant to this forum, but read the whole thing because it's kind of scary the control that the Kremlin exhibits over Russia. In fact, it's pretty reminiscent of something... hmm... Soviet Union, perhaps?
Also, the DS sort of failed in Russia too. It seems Nintendo is failing to get a grip on Russia.
Quite notable, since I was looking for the names of Russian episodes of Pokemon, is the propaganda on Russian Wikipedia's Pokemon page. "Но не коммерческий успех, а более сомнительное достижение сделало «Покемона» самым известным и самым обсуждаемым аниме XX века." = "but it is not commercial success, but rather a more dubious achievment that made Pokemon the most recognizable and well-known anime of the 21st century."
There's then a huge fucking wall of text about the banned Porygon episode and how epileptic shocks made Pokemon famous. No, it wasn't the game, or the anime, or the trading cards, or Nintendo's very successful advertising campaign, it was an event caused by an episode that aired once in Japan and which the Pokemon administration took steps to make sure was never repeated. Oh, Russian propaganda, you never fail to disappoint. There's even diagrams explaining how epilepsies are caused.
tl;dr, Pokemon's not gaining a foothold in Russia anytime soon because it CORRUPTS CHILDREN and causes EPILEPTIC SHOCK.